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A day in London with Farfetch

Well, I am now back in Dubai and just reminiscing about my day in London on Monday. It was my day off before I had to fly back to Edinburgh for work and I had a few hours to pack in a visit to my favourite places. Luckily Farfetch basically lent me a black cab for the day. Result!

I love black cabs and even better when they are a) free and b) decked out in a pretty Meadham Kirchhoff print like the one below.

This was all part of their Christmas promotion and designer collaboration with four creatives - illustrator Gary Card, photographer Melinda Gibson, artist Margot Bowman and of course Meadham Kirchhoff - to create limited edition gift wrap in an "Unwrap Christmas" concept. A nice marketing idea I think - particularly when I heard they were also giving out free cakes from blogger RhubarbandRose :)

I took the taxi to the Charlotte Street Hotel (one of my all time favourite places in London) and then, after lunch, headed over to the King's Road and specifically to the Brandy Melville store that I had heard about via Rose/AKA The Londoner. It didn't disappoint and I stocked up on skirts, dresses and tops - and all for a good price. Definitely recommend you have a look if you haven't already.

For the occasion I dressed in my "urban" gear. That means oversized jackets, murky coloured jeans and flat boots. This is my cold weather comfort zone and I love it.

I did try and spruce it up a bit with my fur collar from Topshop (which by the way I didn't realise would be green when I ordered online but I really like in real life) and by borrowing a handbag from mother dearest. Come on....how gorgeous is this Resort 2012 Balenciaga Velo? Very jealous!

I have one more cold weather outfit of the day to post and then it's back to normal. I do miss the UK but I have to admit that arriving back in Dubai was a lovely feeling. It's a bit of a cocooned reality - life is much safer here - but with Roger eagerly wagging his tail at my arrival, I can't say I am sad to call it "home" :)

Love the outfit and that bag! If I were to borrow bags from my mum, she would treat me the "old school" way. All she need is a good ruler to "caress" my hands. Hah! Yes, I am exaggerating. Mumzie would never do that! But I still don't get to borrow her handbags :P

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